{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:25:49.725Z","data":{"id":"bjp-up-2022-007","text":"Two free LPG cylinders a year, on Holi and Diwali, for all Ujjwala beneficiaries.","quote":"हम प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के सभी लाभार्थियों को होली तथा दीपावली पर 2 मुफ्त एल.पी.जी. सिलेंडर प्रदान करेंगे।","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"hi","quoteEnglish":"We will provide 2 free LPG cylinders on Holi and Deepawali to all beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.","page":6,"sector":"social-welfare","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2027-03-31","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":8,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"high","reason":"Free refills began with Diwali 2023 (about 1.75 crore families, Rs 2,312 crore), followed by Holi refills; the 2025-26 budget says two free cylinders are being given and 2026-27 provides Rs 1,500 crore. No evidence was found of free refills in 2022, the first year of the term.","evidence":[{"date":"2023-11-14","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Drishti IAS","title":"Free LPG cylinder refill distribution campaign","url":"https://www.drishtiias.com/state-pcs-current-affairs/free-lpg-cylinder-refill-distribution-campaign/print_manually","quote":"The state government will spend Rs 2312 crore on subsidy ... 1.75 crore families of the state.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2025-02-20","sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance Department","title":"Budget speech 2025-2026 (Hindi), PDF p. 8","url":"https://budget.up.nic.in/budgetbhashan/budgetbhashan_2025_2026.pdf","quote":"Translated from Hindi: Beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme are being given 2 free cylinders.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2026-02-11","sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance Department","title":"Budget speech 2026-2027 (Hindi), PDF p. 23","url":"https://budget.up.nic.in/budgetbhashan/budgetbhashan_2026_2027.pdf","quote":"Translated from Hindi: A provision of Rs 1,500 crore is proposed for the free LPG cylinder refilling scheme.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["lpg","ujjwala"],"sensitive":false,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"bjp-up-2022","partyId":"bjp","electionId":"up-2022"}}